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Numerics

  • 32-bit and 64-bit
    • software versions in the same cluster not supported 1

A

  • access control
    • support for Oracle ASM 1
  • Access Control Lists 1 , 2
  • adding Oracle ASM listener 1
  • address resolution protocol 1 , 2
  • Administrators group 1 , 2 , 3
  • ARP
    • See: address resolution protocol
  • ASM
    • OSASM or ASM administrator 1
    • OSDBA for ASM group 1
    • OSOPER for ASM group 1
  • ASM_DISKSTRING 1
  • ASMADMIN group 1
  • ASMCA
    • and upgrades 1
    • enabling Oracle Restart disk group volumes 1
    • starting 1 , 2 , 3
  • ASMCMD 1
  • ASMDBA group 1
  • ASM network
    • multiple NICs 1
  • ASMSNMP 1
  • asmtool utility 1
  • Automatic Diagnostic Repository (ADR) 1
  • Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
    • See: Oracle ACFS
  • automount
    • enable 1

B

  • batch upgrades 1
  • bind order
    • Windows network 1
  • BMC interface
    • preinstallation tasks 1
  • bundled patches 1

C

  • central inventory 1 , 2 , 3
    • See also: OINSTALL directory, oraInventory
  • changing host names 1
  • checkdir error 1
  • checklist
    • upgrades 1
  • checklists 1
  • chip architecture 1
  • CHM 1
  • CIFS
    • Common Internet File System 1
  • clients
    • and upgrades 1
    • certification 1
    • connecting through a firewall 1
    • connecting to SCAN 1
    • Direct NFS Client 1
    • trace files 1
    • using SCAN 1
    • using the public interface 1
  • client-server configurations 1
  • CLSRSC-661 1
  • CLUSTER_INTERCONNECTS parameter 1
  • cluster configuration
    • Oracle Extended Clusters 1
    • Oracle Standalone Clusters 1
  • cluster file system
    • storage option for data files 1
  • cluster name
    • requirements for 1
  • cluster nodes
    • private network node interfaces 1
    • private node names 1
    • public network node names and addresses 1
    • public node names 1
    • virtual node names 1 , 2
  • cluster privileges
    • verifying for OUI cluster installation 1
  • Cluster Time Synchronization Service
    • configuring 1
    • installed components 1
    • observer mode 1
  • Cluster Verification Utility (CVU)
    • and upgrades 1
  • commands
    • asmca 1 , 2
    • configToolAllCommands 1
    • crsctl 1 , 2 , 3
    • executeConfigTools 1
    • gridSetup.bat 1 , 2
    • lsnrctl 1
    • msinfo32 1
    • net start and net stop 1
    • net use 1 , 2
    • ocopy.exe 1
    • ping 1
    • regedit 1 , 2
    • rootcrs.bat
      • and deconfigure option 1
    • roothas.bat 1
    • runcluvfy.bat 1
    • srvctl 1 , 2
    • W32tm 1
  • configToolAllCommands 1 , 2
  • configToolAllCommands script 1
  • configuration wizard 1
  • CPU 1
  • creating
    • oranfstab file 1
  • Critical Patch Updates 1
  • cron jobs 1
  • crs_install.rsp file 1
  • CTSS
    • See: Cluster Time Synchronization Service
  • ctssd 1 , 2
  • customized database
    • failure groups for Oracle ASM 1
    • requirements when using Oracle ASM 1

D

  • Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
    • response file 1
  • database files
    • supported storage options 1
  • databases
    • Oracle ASM requirements 1
  • data files
    • storage options 1
  • data loss
    • minimizing with Oracle ASM 1 , 2
  • DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST 1
  • DBCA
    • no longer used for Oracle ASM disk group administration 1
  • dbca.rsp file 1
  • deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware 1
  • deinstallation
    • files removed 1
  • deinstallation tool
    • location of log files 1
    • syntax 1
  • Deinstallation tool
    • restriction for Flex Clusters and —lastnode option 1
  • Deinstallation Tool 1
  • device names
    • creating with asmtool 1
    • creating with asmtoolg 1
  • DHCP
    • and GNS 1
  • diagnostic data 1
  • Direct NFS Client
    • and fast recovery area 1
    • description 1
    • dictionary views 1
    • disabling 1
    • enabling 1
    • load balancing 1
    • managing 1
    • ORADNFS utility 1
  • Direct NFS dispatcher 1
  • DisableDHCPMediaSense parameter 1
  • disk automount
    • enable 1
  • disk group
    • Oracle ASM with redundancy levels 1
    • recommendations for Oracle ASM disk groups 1
  • disks
    • NTFS formatted 1
    • remove labels 1
    • selecting for use with Oracle ASM 1
  • disk space
    • checking 1
    • requirements
      • for Oracle ASM 1
      • for preconfigured database in Oracle ASM 1
  • display monitor
    • resolution settings 1
  • DNS
    • configuring to use with GNS 1
    • multicast (mDNS) 1
  • domain user
    • used in installation 1
  • downgrade 1
  • downgrading 1
  • DST patches 1

E

  • enable disk automount 1
  • enterprise.rsp file 1
  • Enterprise Management agent 1
  • environment variables
    • TEMP 1
  • errors using Opatch 1
  • executable files 1 , 2
  • executeConfigTools 1
  • external redundancy 1

F

  • failed install 1
  • failed upgrade 1
  • failure group
    • characteristics of Oracle ASM failure group 1
  • failure groups
    • characteristics in Oracle ASM 1
    • examples in Oracle ASM 1
    • Oracle ASM 1
  • fast recovery area
    • filepath 1
    • Grid home
      • filepath 1
  • FAT disk sizes 1
  • files
    • dbca.rsp 1
    • enterprise.rsp 1
    • netca.rsp 1
    • removed by deinstallation 1
  • file system
    • storage option for data files 1
  • firewall
    • interconnect
      • and firewalls 1
    • Microsoft Windows 1
  • flex redundancy 1

G

  • GIMR 1
  • globalization 1
  • GNS
    • about 1 , 2
    • choosing a subdomain name 1
    • configuring 1
    • configuring DNS for domain delegation 1
    • name resolution 1
    • Universal 1
    • virtual IP address 1
  • GNS client clusters
    • GNS client data file required for installation 1
    • name resolution for 1
  • GNS instance 1
  • GNS virtual IP address 1
  • Grid home
    • changing location of 1
    • creating 1
    • definition 1
    • modifying 1
    • requirements 1
  • Grid home disk space 1
  • grid infrastructure management repository 1
  • Grid Infrastructure Management Repository
    • local 1
  • grid naming service
    • See: GNS
  • grid user 1
  • Group Managed Service Account (GMSA) 1
  • groups
    • Administrators group 1 , 2 , 3
    • OINSTALL 1
    • ORA_DBA 1 , 2
    • ORA_HOMENAME_DBA 1
    • ORA_HOMENAME_OPER 1
    • ORA_OPER 1
    • OSASM (ORA_ASMADMIN) 1
    • OSDBA for ASM (ORA_ASMDBA) 1
    • OSOPER for ASM (ORA_ASMOPER) 1
    • required for Oracle Installation user 1

H

  • hardware requirements
    • display 1
    • IPMI 1
    • RAM 1
  • high redundancy 1
  • host names
    • changing 1
    • legal host names 1
  • hosts file 1
  • Hub Nodes
    • names and addresses for 1

I

  • image
    • install 1
  • INS-40937 1
  • inst_loc 1
  • installation
    • creating user roles 1
    • Oracle ASM requirements 1
    • response files
      • preparing 1 , 2
    • silent mode 1
  • installation planning 1
  • installer screens
    • Grid Plug and Play Information 1
  • instruction sets
    • processors 1
  • interconnect
    • switch 1
  • interfaces
    • requirements for private interconnect 1
  • intermittent hangs
    • and socket files 1
  • invalid hostnames error 1
  • IP addresses
    • private 1
    • public 1
    • requirements 1
    • virtual 1
  • IPMI
    • addresses not configurable by GNS 1
    • configuring driver for 1
    • preinstallation tasks 1
    • preparing for installation 1
    • requirements 1
  • IPv4 requirements 1
  • IPv6 requirements 1
  • IPv6 support 1

J

  • JDK
    • requirements 1
  • job role separation users 1

K

  • Kerberos Based Authentication for Direct NFS 1

L

  • legal host names 1
  • licensing 1
  • log file
    • how to access during installation 1
  • lsnrctl 1

M

  • management repository service 1
  • Media Sensing
    • disabling 1
  • memory requirements
    • for Grid Infrastructure 1
    • RAM 1
  • mirroring Oracle ASM disk groups 1
  • mixed binaries 1
  • modifying
    • Grid home 1
    • Oracle ASM binaries 1
    • Oracle Clusterware binaries 1
  • multicast DNS (mDNS) 1
  • Multicluster GNS 1
  • Multiple Oracle Homes Support
    • advantages 1
  • multiversioning 1
  • My Oracle Support website
    • about 1
    • accessing 1
    • and patches 1

N

  • named user support 1
  • NAS 1
  • netca.rsp file 1
  • Net Configuration Assistant
    • See: Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA)
  • netsh 1
  • network file system (NFS) 1 , 2 , 3 , 5
    • See also: Direct NFS Client
  • Network Information Services (NIS) 1
  • network interface
    • names
      • requirements 1
  • networks
    • IP protocol requirements for 1
  • Network Time Protocol 1 , 2
  • Network Time Protocol;Windows Time Service 1
  • noninteractive mode
    • See: response file mode
  • normal redundancy 1
  • NTFS
    • formatted disks 1
  • NTP
    • See: Network Time Protocol

O

  • OCFS for Windows
    • upgrading 1
  • OCR
    • See: Oracle Cluster Registry
  • OFA 1
    • See also: Optimal Flexible Architecture
  • oifcfg 1
  • OINSTALL directory 1
  • Opatch 1
  • operating system
    • 32–bit 1
    • Administrators group 1 , 2 , 3
    • different versions on cluster members 1
    • mixed versions 1
    • requirements 1
    • users 1
    • using different versions 1
    • version checks 1
    • x86 1
  • operating system groups 1
  • operating system requirements 1
  • Optimal Flexible Architecture
    • about 1
  • ORA_DBA group
    • and SYSDBA privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORA_HOMENAME_DBA group
    • and SYSDBA privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORA_HOMENAME_OPER group
    • and SYSOPER privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORA_INSTALL group 1
    • See also: Oracle Inventory group
  • ORA_OPER group
    • and SYSOPER privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORAchk
    • and Upgrade Readiness Assessment 1
  • Oracle ACFS
    • and Oracle Clusterware files 1
    • restrictions and guidelines for usage 1
  • Oracle ADVM 1
  • Oracle ASM
    • access control 1
    • and Oracle Clusterware files 1
    • asmtoolg utility 1
    • asmtool utility reference 1
    • characteristics of failure groups 1
    • disk groups
      • recommendations for 1
      • redundancy levels 1
    • failure groups
      • characteristics 1
      • examples 1
      • identifying 1
    • mirroring 1
    • partitions
      • marking 1
      • restrictions 1
    • patching 1
    • redundancy levels 1
    • role separation 1
    • space required for Oracle Clusterware files 1
    • space required for preconfigured database 1
    • upgrading 1
  • Oracle ASM redundancy levels
    • high redundancy 1
  • Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM)
    • password file 1
  • Oracle base 1 , 2
  • Oracle base directory
    • creating 1
    • Grid home must not be in an Oracle Database Oracle base 1
  • Oracle Cluster Health Monitor 1
  • Oracle Cluster Registry
    • backups to ASM disk groups 1
    • configuration of 1
    • supported storage options 1
  • Oracle Clusterware
    • installing 1
    • supported storage options for 1
  • Oracle Clusterware files
    • and NTFS formatted disks 1
    • and Oracle ACFS 1
    • and Oracle ASM 1
    • Oracle ASM disk space requirements 1
    • Oracle ASM requirements 1
    • raw partitions 1
  • Oracle Database
    • data file storage options 1
    • privileged groups 1
    • requirements with Oracle ASM 1
  • Oracle Disk Manager (ODM)
    • library file 1
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager
    • firewall exceptions 1
    • preinstallation requirements 1
    • supported web browsers 1
  • Oracle Extended Clusters 1
  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure
    • upgrading 1
  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure Management Repository 1
  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure owner (grid) 1
  • Oracle home
    • ASCII path restriction for 1 , 2
    • definition 1
    • file path 1
    • Grid home
      • filepath 1
    • naming conventions 1
  • Oracle Home User
    • permissions 1
  • Oracle Installation user
    • required group membership 1
  • Oracle Installation User
    • permissions 1
  • Oracle Inventory directory
    • definition 1
  • Oracle Inventory group
    • about 1
    • checking for existing 1
  • Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA)
    • response file 1
    • response files 1
    • running at command prompt 1
  • Oracle Notification Server Configuration Assistant 1
  • Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture
    • See: Optimal Flexible Architecture
  • Oracle patch updates 1
  • Oracle Private Interconnect Configuration Assistant 1
  • Oracle Restart
    • password file 1
  • Oracle Services 1
  • Oracle Service User 1 , 2
  • Oracle software owner user
    • creating 1
    • description 1
  • Oracle Standalone Clusters 1
  • Oracle Universal Installer
    • default permissions 1
  • Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
    • response files 1
  • Oracle Upgrade Companion 1
  • oracle user
    • creating 1
    • description 1
    • required group membership 1
  • ORADNFS utility 1
  • oraInventory
    • about 1
  • oranfstab file
    • creating 1
  • OSASM group
    • about 1
  • OSDBA for ASM group
    • about 1
  • OSOPER for ASM group
    • about 1
  • OUI
    • See: Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

P

  • paging file 1 , 2 , 3
  • Parallel NFS 1
  • partitions
    • using with Oracle ASM 1
  • password file
    • Oracle ASM, required for upgrade 1
  • patch bundles
    • contents 1
    • description 1
  • patches
    • CPU 1
    • DST 1
    • PSU 1
  • patching
    • Oracle ASM 1
  • patch sets
    • description 1
  • Patch Set Updates 1
  • patch updates
    • download 1
    • install 1
    • My Oracle Support 1
  • permissions
    • Administrators 1
    • Authenticated Users group 1
    • Oracle Home User 1
    • Oracle Installation User 1
    • SYSTEM 1
  • physical RAM
    • requirements 1
  • policy-managed databases
    • and SCAN 1
  • postinstallation
    • backing up voting files 1
    • configuration of Oracle software 1 , 2
    • patch download and install 1
    • recommended tasks 1
    • required tasks 1
    • resource status OFFLINE 1
  • preconfigured database
    • Oracle ASM disk space requirements 1
    • requirements when using Oracle ASM 1
  • preinstallation
    • verifying installation requirements 1
  • preinstallation:requirements for Oracle Enterprise Manager 1
  • primary host name 1
  • private IP addresses 1
  • privileged groups
    • for Oracle Database 1
  • privileges
    • verifying for OUI cluster installation 1
  • processors
    • instruction sets 1
    • minimum requirements 1
  • proxy realm 1
  • PSU 1
  • public IP addresses 1
  • public node name
    • and primary host name 1

Q

  • quorum failure group 1

R

  • RAID
    • recommended Oracle ASM redundancy level 1
  • RAM
    • requirements 1
  • raw partitions 1
  • recommendataions
    • backing up Oracle software 1
  • recommendations
    • client access to the cluster 1
    • configuring BMC 1
    • enable disk automounting 1
    • for creating Oracle Grid Infrastructure home and Oracle Inventory directories 1
    • for using NTFS formatted disks 1
    • for Windows Firewall exceptions 1
    • limiting the number of partitions on a single disk 1
    • managing Oracle Clusterware files 1
    • managing Oracle Database data files 1
    • minimum RAM size 1
    • number of IP address for SCAN resolution 1 , 2
    • Oracle ASM redundancy level 1
    • postinstallation tasks 1
    • private network 1
    • secure response files after modification 1
    • temporary directory configuration 1
    • using static host names 1
  • recovery files
    • and NFS 1
    • required disk space 1
    • supported storage options 1
  • redundancy level
    • and space requirements for preconfigured database 1
    • for Oracle ASM 1
  • registering resources 1
  • Registry keys
    • Tcpip
      • parameters 1
    • W32Time:Config 1
  • releases
    • multiple 1
  • remove Oracle software 1
  • requirements
    • hardware certification 1
    • memory 1
    • Oracle Enterprise Manager 1
    • processors 1
    • software certification 1
    • temporary disk space 1
    • web browsers 1
  • resource status OFFLINE 1
  • response file mode
    • about 1
    • installation
      • preparing 1
    • reasons for using 1
  • response files
    • about 1
    • creating with template 1 , 2
    • crs_install.rsp 1
    • dbca.rsp 1
    • enterprise.rsp 1
    • general procedure 1
    • netca.rsp 1
    • Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA) 1
    • passing values at command line 1
    • reasons for using 1
    • specifying with the installer 1
  • reverse lookup 1
  • role separation
    • and Oracle ASM 1
  • rootcrs.bat
    • restriction for Flex Cluster deinstallation 1
  • running multiple Oracle releases 1

S

  • SCAN
    • client access 1
    • description 1
    • required for clients of policy-managed databases 1
    • understanding 1
  • SCAN address 1
  • SCAN addresses 1 , 2
  • SCAN listeners 1 , 2
  • SCANs
    • configuring 1
  • separation of duty
    • user roles 1
  • setup.exe 1
  • silent mode
    • See: response file moderesponse files.
  • single client access names
    • See: SCAN addresses
  • socket files 1
  • software
    • removing 1
    • uninstalling 1
  • software requirements 1
  • space requirements 1
  • supported storage options
    • Grid home 1
    • My Oracle Support website 1
    • Oracle Clusterware 1
  • switch
    • recommendations
      • using a dedicated switch 1
  • SYSASM 1
  • SYSBACKUP 1
  • SYSDBA privilege
    • associated group 1
  • SYSDG 1
  • SYSKM 1
  • SYSOPER privilege
    • associated group 1
  • SYSRAC 1
  • system requirements
    • for Grid Infrastructure 1
    • latest information 1
    • memory 1
  • SYSTEM user
    • permissions 1

T

  • TCP 1
  • TEMP environment variable 1
  • temporary disk space
    • requirements 1
  • to 12c release 1 (12.1) 1
  • troubleshooting
    • and deinstalling 1
    • cron jobs and installation 1
    • DBCA does not recognize Oracle ASM disk size and fails to create disk groups 1
    • deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware to fix causes of installation errors 1
    • disk space errors 1 , 2
    • environment path errors 1 , 2
    • installation errors 1
    • installation owner environment variables and installation errors 1
    • intermittent hangs 1
    • log file 1
    • permissions errors and oraInventory 1
    • unset environment variables 1

U

  • UAC remote restrictions 1
  • unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware 1
  • uninstall
    • Oracle software 1
  • unset installation owners environment variables 1
  • upgrade
    • Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12.1
      • create Oracle ASM password file 1
  • upgrades
    • and SCAN 1
    • best practices 1
    • checklist 1
    • Oracle ASM 1 , 2
    • Oracle Grid Infrastructure 1
    • restrictions 1
    • standalone database 1
    • unsetting environment variables 1
  • upgrade tasks 1
  • upgrading
    • and ORAchk Upgrade Readiness Assessment 1
    • batches 1
    • groups of nodes 1
  • user
    • domain 1
    • non-LocalSystem user running Oracle Services 1
    • Oracle Service User 1 , 2
    • roles 1
  • User Account Control settings 1
  • users
    • creating the grid user 1
    • Oracle software owner user (oracle) 1

V

  • video adapter requirements 1
  • virtual IP addresses 1
  • virtual local area network 1
  • virtual memory
    • requirements 1
  • VLAN
    • virtual local area network 1
  • voting files
    • backing up 1
    • configuration of 1
    • supported storage options 1

W

  • W32Time 1
  • weakhostsend 1
  • web browsers 1
  • Windows
    • supported operating system versions 1
  • Windows Media Sensing
    • disabling 1
  • Windows network bind order 1
  • Windows registry
    • backup before upgrades 1
  • Windows Time Service
    • configuring 1

X

  • x64 software versions 1
  • x86 software versions 1